[LargeFormat] Kudos for Grimes, Inc

[Vince Dobson]

Could you ask grimes to include the paperwork where it went down with the
return paperwork to instantly prove the lens just went down for a
rejuvenating vacation?

Vince Dobson
Visions In Nature
www.visionsinnature.com

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net]  On
Behalf Of David Galway
Sent:	Friday, March 19, 2004 10:27 AM
To:	largeformat@f32.net
Subject:	RE: [LargeFormat] Kudos for Grimes, Inc




I'd like to add my appreciation of the Grimes shop ... I sent down a
Copal 3 and some glass for modifications, the unit came back, as with
Jeff, earlier than expected and running a whole lot smoother upon
leaving Rhode Island than when it arrived.

It is my misfortune, however, to have to deal with Canada Customs who
charged me tax and duties on the value of the lenses and shutter rather
than the work done. I can and have have applied for a refund but it's at
least six weeks until I see a cheque ... and a customs agent laughingly
told me over the phone that I should be thankful I'm not a business as
waiting periods of more than a year are common for commercial rather
than personal refunds.

Which leads me to a search for a Canadian shutter mechanic ... my other
Copal needs a CLA, and I want to enquire about graphite lubrication,
namely, will it protect the shutter in warm weather as well as the
traditional lubricants?

What do the other Canadian list members do when it comes to shutter
repair?

regards
David Galway



> ----------
> From: 	Jeff Howe
> Reply To: 	largeformat@f32.net
> Sent: 	Friday, March 19, 2004 9:44 am
> To: 	largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: 	[LargeFormat] Kudos for Grimes, Inc
>
> Hi Group,
> I hate to have to delurk but I just got my Ilex # 5 shutter back from
> SK Grimes,
> Inc., and I'm very pleased with their service.  The speed setting ring
> moves as
> smoothly as silk, the shutter fires when I press down on the cable
> release,
> every time (instead of on the upstroke) and it works with any cable
> release in
> the house.  And, despite a caution that they were busy and this could
> take a
> while, it was only gone three weeks.  And they only charged me for a
> CLA.
>
> Those of you with one of these old beasts might find your time better
> spent
> shipping the thing to Woonsocket instead of adding to your collection
> of long
> throw cable releases.
>
> Happiness reigns again here in the still frozen north.
> J Howe
>
>
>
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